Chapter 167: Chapter 133: Giving Everything but Unable to Win (Part 2)

Many thoughts crossed Helan Que’s mind, but his actions showed no hesitation. No matter what kind of defensive artifacts there were, he was confident he could smash them to pieces!

The effect of the Yunqiao Pill gradually strengthened. When its efficacy was fully unleashed, Helan Que could attack four times in a single breath. If he abandoned defense and attacked with full force, he could even strike seven times in one breath, leaving not even the Third-Turn Demon King able to retaliate!

It’s not that the power of the Yunqiao Pill was truly that formidable, but rather that all the tokens on his body were top-grade artifacts the Helan Family had traded for over decades. Normally, he could never unleash their full power; he had to rely on the Yunqiao Pill to truly grasp the strength of the tokens!

He was even confident that after killing this little girl, he could still return and subjugate the Pharmacist’s Wish! As for the weakness after the pill’s effect wore off, they simply wouldn’t last until then!

"It’s almost time."

The little girl, who was bouncing around and getting hit like a rabbit, suddenly said. From start to finish, her expression hadn’t changed at all. Even when she seemed to be at a disadvantage, there was no sign of discouragement; her face was still so arrogantly smug.

Helan Que felt no fear. The only variable at present was the Legendary Gloves, but the power of the gloves was nothing more than bare-handed attacks, attack acceleration, and additional damage. At a more advanced level, they could trigger secondary destruction, like producing blazing flames or cold frosts, summoning phantom beasts, and so on— all related to attack boosts.

But Helan Que also had Third-Transformation Curiosities as his defensive artifact. No matter how strong the girl’s attack was, it was difficult to break his defense. If they entered a do-or-die struggle, he was confident that the one to survive would definitely be himself!

However, the little girl showed no sign of any peculiar abilities. She didn’t even attempt to attack Helan Que. Instead, she lowered her sword, waiting for Helan Que’s attack. When the spear swept across, the little girl didn’t dodge but instead swung her sword upward.

Yet, her target of attack wasn’t Helan Que, but the shaft of the spear!

Clang!

With a teeth-clattering crash, the little girl flicked the spear up with her sword. If Helan Que hadn’t held on with all his might, the spear would have flown out of his hand!

He gritted his teeth and continued the struggle, the curved blade in front, the spear behind. However, at this moment, the little girl took one step forward, cutting her sword onto the blade of the curved knife.

As an experienced Third-Turn adept, proficient in multiple Advanced Techniques, Helan Que’s Qi Blood was among the best in the Zhou Kingdom’s Third-Turn ranks. In terms of strength, he felt that few could rival him below the Foundation Establishment stage; piercing mountains and breaking metals seemed easy.

Yet, in this duel of blades and swords, he was horrified to find his left hand numb and the curved blade almost slipping from his grip!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Whether it was the Mansion Soldiers surrounding the Pharmacist’s Wish or the Pharmacist’s Wish herself, they were all stunned by this scene: Helan Que was retreating step by step, and the little girl advanced step by step. Helan Que wielded a spear with his right hand and a curved blade with his left, looking as if he could easily crush the little girl with braids not even half his height. Yet his face was full of terror.

How could it be so precise?

How could it be so exquisite?

Every one of his attacks had no effect; the little girl deflected all his attacks effortlessly, while his defensive barrier splashed with ripples continuously. It was as if what stood before him was not a little girl, but a moving and rebounding Vajra Mountain!

Opportunity!

The Pharmacist’s Wish’s eyes flashed red as she thrust her spear through the throat of the Mansion Soldier before her, pushing forward several steps and leaping with the spear before the soldiers could close in, landing nearly two zhang away and forming a pincer attack against Helan Que with the little girl!

"Commandery Prince, be careful!"

"Rebel, prepare to die!"

Seeing Helan Que in danger, this group of Mansion Soldiers went all out, charging at the Pharmacist’s Wish with loud shouts. However, the Pharmacist’s Wish performed an action unimaginable to them—

Secret Technique: Rotating Lamp!

She completely abandoned her defense, spinning her spear to launch the Rotating Lamp! The Yajiang Mansion Soldiers could sense something amiss, but given the situation, they had no choice but to continue attacking fiercely. Various weapons slammed onto the Pharmacist’s Wish, cracking her Fine Steel Chest Armor and Back Armor, exposing underneath the bluish Rare Inner Armor, Bright King Armor!

"Helan Que!"

The Pharmacist’s Wish roared, as the Rotating Lamp spear drew an arc from top to bottom. Due to its incredible speed, the spear’s tip seemed almost invisible, leaving only a ghastly cold hue, like a divine brushstroke sweeping across the world, ready to wipe out everything it touched.

In Jiangnan City, when dealing with Shang Xuanwen, the Pharmacist’s Wish had not accumulated the Rotating Lamp to its limit, as Shang Xuanwen wasn’t foolish enough to attack her.

Now, with the Yajiang Mansion Soldiers’ aid, all the accumulated damage in the Pharmacist’s Wish’s Bright King Armor poured into the spear, and further enhanced by the Rotating Lamp, even though it was just a Fine Steel Long Spear, at this moment it transformed into a weapon capable of challenging the Foundation Establishment realm!

Helan Que naturally sensed the killing intent from behind, but instead, he sighed with relief, even eagerly turning to face the Pharmacist’s Wish, leaving his back completely exposed to the little girl.

From the moment the little girl began her counterattack, Helan Que felt as though submerged in a nightmare.

He couldn’t comprehend why his attacks were being deflected, why he was suffering such severe countershock damage, with even the skin between his thumb and forefinger splitting, rendering all his moves ineffective, all his assaults rebounding onto himself.

Since transitioning to a Shield War Messenger, even when teetering on the edge in the Third-Turn Secret Realm, he had never felt this powerless... It wasn’t merely a disparity in strength, but an indefinable kind of overwhelming force.

He had exerted every ounce of his power; even the Third-Turn Demon King could suffer a heavy blow, yet he couldn’t budge this short figure in the slightest.

He guessed the opponent might possess the power to enhance blocks, but powers of this kind invariably had extremely stringent activation conditions. Even a Shield War Messenger who had mastered it over many years might not trigger it every time, as the enemy’s attacks would vary, and the Messenger himself couldn’t maintain constant focus. A slight variation in strength or timing would completely alter the action.

But the little girl before him did not.

Environment, number of foes, physical condition, killing intent... none of these factors could sway her judgment or disrupt her actions, as if a god was watching over this battlefield from above, manifesting miracles through her hands!

Helan Que had realized it was impossible to overcome this enigmatic little girl, and the Pharmacist’s Wish coming over was advantageous to him.

It’s time to kill the Pharmacist’s Wish and leave. Legendary Gloves, genius child—either is enough. Now he just wanted to return to the Military Town and sleep; he never wanted to see any little girl again!

The Yunqiao Pill’s power still persisted, and as Helan Que turned, he realized he couldn’t evade the Pharmacist’s Wish’s assault, so he could only defend. Raising the curved blade with his left hand, he thrust the spear aimed at the Pharmacist’s Wish’s throat. Even if her defensive artifact could hold, she would be forced to retreat from his spear thrust.

But just as the spear and curved blade were about to intersect, the Pharmacist’s Wish’s body abruptly seized up, leaving the spear hanging in mid-air.

It was as if her time had suddenly come to a standstill.

In the next instant, her body moved again, as if the frozen time suddenly began to flow, the blue glow of the Bright King Armor became blindingly intense, and the spear’s tail flicked with unthinkable speed, yet Helan Que, who had already initiated a block counter, had no time to react!

Secret Technique: Rotating Lamp + Secret Technique: Flow + Dragon Tail Sweep!

You have Dual-Wielding Combat Technique, and I have Rotating Lamp Flow!